In The Age Of AI, Is College/University Still Worth It?

[Chrishaune]

The point is to enslave everybody. It doesn't matter which route you take in the system, they scheme to create an environment where you are subservient. The education system, the banks, the employers are all meant to keep you in line in the system.

What happens when all of your money is transferred to federal crypto and now you need I.D. to access your money. They can cut it off whenever because you didn't follow their rules.

You're never free in their system. You are just a worker to them. Helping build the system of domination for them, until they don't need you.

 

[UpNext]

The rich are still sending their kids to universities but the Coli is skeptical.

COINTELPRO won.

The rich aren't having to weigh the cost of debt and can afford to make mistakes the average coli breh can't. If college was more affordable and didn't come with the potential to cripple your life the discussions in this thread would be way different.


If you aren't financially prepared to pay for your kid to have a private tutor, pay for your kid to get into elite grammar/middle/high schools, pay for your kid to get into elite educational camps during the summer and pay for your kids college tuition, you really are practicing a weird cognitive dissonance by modeling your life off what the rich are doing.

 

[the bossman]

CS Career + Investing Tips (@stanford_grad) on Threads

Berkeley CS students are graduating jobless.

www.threads.com

UC Berkeley professor warns even top tech students are no longer guaranteed jobs

UC Berkeley computer science professor James O’Brien warns that a tech degree no longer assures employment, even for top-tier students. Driving the news: O’Brien, who has worked with film and game companies on integrating advanced simulation physics into special effects and games — and received...

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Basically social media clickbait.

There can be nuance in these discussions. I recognize the tech job market isnt as easy as it was say 5 years ago. People will have to be more intentional about what they study if they go to college and how they network.

Are CS Majors from Berkeley "mostly unemployed"? highly doubt it.

Just because they didn't get 6 figure FAANG offers thrown at them out the gate like before doesn't mean they are mostly unemployed. They might just have to "settle" for that 70-80k junior role at a smaller company.

 

[Paper Boi]

having a degree will always trump not having one, but the return on investment has been diminishing for decades now.

there are reasons to have a college degree that aren't just about job prospects too though. going to college gives you life skills and introduces you to things that you wouldn't get the chance to do if you just entered the rat race straight away form high school. it makes you a more well-rounded person.

at least it did back when I went. I can't speak for these gen z gen alpha mfs

 

[King Poetic]

If u black

Go into fields careers will be needed medical, computer technology, social worker services and people are needed

Stop listening to online nikkas

 

[IIVI]

I want to learn more math to understand the inner workings of AI, but am in early 30s and think it may be easier to just get an MBA with a AI concentration.

Do you think that'd be enough? Or does the technical skills stand out more? I already work close to AI (helping develop our internal strategy, make some investments) but keep getting stuck on which road to take.

To dig down deep in A.I you probably want the more technical degree that includes: linear algebra, probability/statics, discrete math, etc. as a foundation. That’s the language those working at NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, etc. will use to communicate ideas to each other.

30’s definitely isn’t old. If you start now you can get a career working with A.I from your 40’s on.

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[IIVI]

shyt, going to college means you get to spend life living in places like this for four years:




and they get a degree that carries weight for the rest of their lives.

 

[CBSwagga]

To dig down deep in A.I you probably want the more technical degree that includes: linear algebra, probability/statics, discrete math, etc. as a foundation. That’s the language those working at NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, etc. will use to communicate ideas to each other.

30’s definitely isn’t old. If you start now you can get a career working with A.I from your 40’s on.

Yea I'm kind of in it now (education tech). Have had convos with folks at Anthropic and Google but for me.to learn more and not get bsed by all these snake oil salesman in the space. I was thinking a BS in applied math cause my undergrad and grad were not math heavy at all. I was trying to find a quick route( which is why the MBA) but maybe I need to slow roll my approach.

 

[Paper Boi]

shyt, going to college means you get to spend life living in places like this for four years:




and they get a degree that carries weight for the rest of their lives.

Stanford looks cool in that picture, but it's not a damn resort and it's in the middle of lifeless azz Silicon Valley area. nothing to do there but get stuck in traffic. in my opinion a terrible location compared to the others.

 

[IIVI]

Yea I'm kind of in it now (education tech). Have had convos with folks at Anthropic and Google but for me.to learn more and not get bsed by all these snake oil salesman in the space. I was thinking a BS in applied math cause my undergrad and grad were not math heavy at all. I was trying to find a quick route( which is why the MBA) but maybe I need to slow roll my approach.

Yeah, most of the A.I grad-level courses if they’re going to be legit will be heavily based around Linear Algebra and an Upper Division Probability/Statistics course (the Calculus-based one) primarily.

Definitely great job understanding the difference between what business/sales people say on Twitter and what Engineers would talk about during actual design meetings. Most people online do not get into the latter’s doors and have no idea how that works.

That Math BS is definitely in the right direction and will go towards the latter.

 

[the bossman]

Yea I'm kind of in it now (education tech). Have had convos with folks at Anthropic and Google but for me.to learn more and not get bsed by all these snake oil salesman in the space. I was thinking a BS in applied math cause my undergrad and grad were not math heavy at all. I was trying to find a quick route( which is why the MBA) but maybe I need to slow roll my approach.

From what I've seen so far, it's really important to first ask yourself what is the role you want to play in the AI projects or industry as a whole then you can determine how much math you would need

Unless you're training or designing a model yourself, you probably don't need the deeper math. And 90% of businesses won't be training their own models. That shyt is super expensive.

Other roles you can still make bread 200k+ with basic linear algebra, prob & stats

What role do you want to play?

 

[CBSwagga]

From what I've seen so far, it's really important to first ask yourself what is the role you want to play in the AI projects or industry as a whole then you can determine how much math you would need

Unless you're training or designing a model yourself, you probably don't need the deeper math. And 90% of businesses won't be training their own models. That shyt is super expensive.

Other roles you can still make bread 200k+ with basic linear algebra, prob & stats

What role do you want to play?

The question I struggle with most. I'd like to be a able to build myself due to my proximity to funding. I just don't want to be 4-5 years in and realize the moment has passed. I'd like to develop while learning but need the foundational knowledge to understand what's going wrong if I decide to use llm to help build.

I'm definitely doing Calc 1-3 starting this fall and just go from there.

I've seen a lack of people who can articulate the key points and ideas to c level while also working closely with technical folks. I'd love to be that bridge.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Even rich white people who don’t need degrees go to college

It’s for social clout and to become members of a selective group. Most aren’t going for an education or to really learn anything for that matter. What are these rich kids majoring in?

 

[bnew]

The point is to enslave everybody. It doesn't matter which route you take in the system, they scheme to create an environment where you are subservient. The education system, the banks, the employers are all meant to keep you in line in the system.

What happens when all of your money is transferred to federal crypto and now you need I.D. to access your money. They can cut it off whenever because you didn't follow their rules.

You're never free in their system. You are just a worker to them. Helping build the system of domination for them, until they don't need you.

why would they need to enslave people when they can have subservient robots?